Images Of The Cotton Harvest

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Laborers pack sacks of cotton seeds at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Laborers pack sacks of cotton seeds at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Cotton is offloaded from a truck at a processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cotton is offloaded from a truck at a processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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A laborer pauses in between stacking sacks of cotton at a processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A laborer pauses in between stacking sacks of cotton at a processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Cotton is fed through gins to separate fibers from seeds at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cotton is fed through gins to separate fibers from seeds at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Laborers offload raw cotton at a processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Laborers offload raw cotton at a processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Cotton bolls ready for harvest grow on plants at a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cotton bolls ready for harvest grow on plants at a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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A day laborer holding harvested cotton stands for a photograph on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A day laborer holding harvested cotton stands for a photograph on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Day laborers harvest cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Day laborers harvest cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Day laborers harvest cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Day laborers harvest cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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Day laborers harvest cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Day laborers harvest cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Images Of The Cotton Harvest

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A day laborer harvests cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A day laborer harvests cotton on a farm in Umaid Nagar, Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Laborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the... News PhotoAgriculture,Asia,Crop,Delivering,District,Factory,Farm Worker,Field,Finance,Harvesting,Horizontal,India,Indian Subcontinent,Indian Subcontinent Ethnicity,Jodhpur,Man Made Object,Occupation,Rajasthan,WorkingPhotographer BloombergCollection: Bloomberg 2012 BloombergLaborers work at a cotton processing plant in Mathania, in the district of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Cotton shipments from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are set to tumble, forcing the government to make record purchases to stem a slide in prices. Photographer: Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images